Similar stuff happened very occasionally in Vietnam. It was dealt with. I am surprised at how rarely things like this have happened.
I still give Savage credit for supporting the troops through thick and thin. If their story doesn't hold up, then perhaps there was some duplicity invovled.
How do you think they got caught?
Dead Iraqi . . . check. AK-47 . . . check. Shovel to bury IED . . . check.
They forgot to bring one thing.
The IED??? oh dear.